20 Most Recent Pentax Optio W80 Digital Camera - Page 5 Questions & Answers

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Those lens motors and gears are not that strong. When the lens gets out of alignment you can either send it into a repair place or you can attempt to repair it yourself. One of the things to consider is the cost and whether it is worth it. You can attempt to straighten the lens yourself. This can be done by looking closely at the lens to see which way it leans. You can then wrestle it back to a straight position. Another method to straighten that lens is to hit it with a hard bound book, squarely across the top of the lens to straighten it. You are forcing the gears to slip when you do this.

Depending on which series (screwmount, K, M, etc) you have, you'll get different levels of functionality, but yes -- all Pentax lenses for 35mm and DSLR (except for the medium-format digitals) will work with your K200D. Read the manual.

Is the card too big? Some old cameras -- and an ist-D is very old in digital camera terms -- are limited as to what capacity chips they can use. Check your manual or Google it. Also, it's not unheard of for a chip to be defective right out of the box. Try it in another device to ensure that it's not a defect.

Sounds like your shutter is stuck. Given that the camera is only worth about $100 -- or even less -- it's probably not worth sending in for repair. You can buy a good used "upgrade" like the K200 or even the K-50 for about what a shutter replacement would cost.

try another new CF card in your camera, sometimes if you have used your pc to format the card, the camera rejects it,

On an SDHC card, there is a micro-switch on the left hand side, which sets the card as locked or unlocked. Move this to the unlocked position. The card may also need to be formatted in the camera.

Are you sure you are not inadvertently changing a menu setting ?

In this case, what you now have is a paperweight with a lens on it. The electronics are damaged beyond economical repair.

Tony your camera is now over 30 years old. THe fact that this is all that is wrong with it is a blessing. But why are you still shooting film? There is nothing you can do on film that can not be achieved on digital.